Set Your Lights... Strike a spark and light a flame to carry your intention and will to illuminate the darkness. In The Lighting of Candles, award-winning author and professional Witchcraft teacher Christopher Penczak teaches the ancient art of candle magic, from simple color correspondences to complex crafting.In this book you'll learn how to choose and "dress" candles (with oils, herbs, and designs), the best times to set your lights, and dozens of simple candle spells, along with more complex spells and fire magic, divination by wax and by flame, and how to make and use your own candles.